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Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.
  2. a. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; as, Punic faith.
  3. adj. of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language
  4. n. the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage
  5. adj. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
  6. 1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians. 2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; as, Punic faith. Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own; 'T is Punic all, and to a proverb known. H. Brooke.
  7. j:100 n. the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage s. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans